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VRNOF

Verano Holdings Corp. has started trading its Class A subordinate voting shares on Canada's Neo Exchange Inc., which operates as Cboe Global Markets, Inc. The shares will trade under the symbol 'VRNO' in Canada and 'VRNOF' in the U.S. The move is seen as strategic, positioning Verano for growth and expansion in the rapidly changing cannabis industry. Verano's shares traded 1.9396% lower at $4.55 per share on Wednesday afternoon.

Portfolio Pulse from Jelena Martinovic

October 18, 2023 | 5:49 pm

DIA

IWM

QQQ

SPY

Major indexes are down due to rising Treasury yields, weaker Q3 earnings from Morgan Stanley, and softer-than-expected housing start data.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 18, 2023 | 5:49 pm

AXP

A whale investor has taken a bearish stance on American Express (NYSE:AXP), with 60% of the spotted trades being bearish and 40% bullish. The trades indicate a targeted price range of $145.0 to $170.0 for American Express over the last 3 months. The current price of AXP is down -1.29% at $152.4. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with HSBC downgrading to Buy with a price target of $181, while Piper Sandler maintains an Underweight rating with a price target of $150.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:46 pm

BLK

A significant bearish stance has been taken on BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) by a large investor or institution, as indicated by unusual options activity. The sentiment among these big-money traders is 11% bullish and 88% bearish. The targeted price range for BlackRock over the last 3 months is from $540.0 to $1100.0. Despite this, several banks including Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley have maintained their Overweight or Buy ratings on BlackRock with price targets ranging from $708 to $897.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:46 pm

ABL

AFGC

CCG

FAF

HGTY

KINS

MRAI

RELI

ROOT

TIRX

TRUP

WDH

During Wednesday's intraday session, several insurance stocks experienced significant movements. Gainers included Cheche Group (CCG), Abacus Life (ABL), American Financial Group (AFGC), Reliance Global Group (RELI), Marpai (MRAI), and Hagerty (HGTY). Losers included Trupanion (TRUP), Root (ROOT), Waterdrop (WDH), Tian Ruixiang Holdings (TIRX), First American Financial (FAF), and Kingstone Companies (KINS).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:40 pm

AMGN

AMLX

APLS

CNC

DXCM

NVAX

NVO

PFE

PODD

REGN

Benzinga's options activity scanner has detected unusual trading activity in the Health Care sector. The stocks involved include NVAX, AMLX, APLS, DXCM, AMGN, PODD, PFE, REGN, CNC, and NVO. The activity ranges from bullish to bearish and neutral sentiments, with varying expiration dates and strike prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

HELE

HLT

LCID

MAR

MGM

NCLH

NIO

TSLA

VSCO

Benzinga's options activity scanner has identified significant trading activity in 10 consumer discretionary stocks. The stocks include Tesla (TSLA), Lucid Group (LCID), NIO Inc. (NIO), General Motors (GM), MGM Resorts (MGM), Victoria's Secret (VSCO), Helen of Troy (HELE), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Marriott International (MAR), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH). The options activity ranges from bullish to bearish sentiment, with varying expiration dates and strike prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

AAPL

CRM

DELL

MSFT

NVDA

PLTR

QCOM

SNOW

TWLO

VMW

The article reports on the unusual options activity in the Information Technology sector. It mentions ten US-listed companies: NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, SNOW, CRM, VMW, QCOM, PLTR, DELL, and TWLO. The article provides details about the type of options (call or put), the sentiment (bullish or bearish), the expiration date, the strike price, the total trade price, the open interest, and the volume for each company.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:35 pm

ADD

AENT

CNXA

EJH

FFIE

HOFV

PEV

REAL

SFT

STG

XPEV

During Wednesday's intraday session, several consumer discretionary stocks experienced significant movements. Shift Techs (SFT), Faraday Future (FFIE), Phoenix Motor (PEV), E-Home Household Service (EJH), and Sunlands Technology (STG) saw gains, while Color Star Tech (ADD), Connexa Sports Techs (CNXA), Alliance Entertainment (AENT), Hall Of Fame Resort (HOFV), XPeng (XPEV), and RealReal (REAL) experienced losses.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm

AHG

ARAV

ASMB

ATPC

BIOC

BTTX

FRES

GBIO

GRTX

HARP

ICU

STRM

During Wednesday's intraday session, several healthcare stocks experienced significant movements. SeaStar Medical Holding (ICU), Streamline Health Solns (STRM), Biocept (BIOC), Fresh2 Group (FRES), Harpoon Therapeutics (HARP), and Galera Therapeutics (GRTX) saw their shares rise by 52.9%, 26.23%, 20.54%, 20.12%, 19.71%, and 19.16% respectively. On the other hand, Aravive (ARAV), Generation Bio (GBIO), Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), Agape ATP (ATPC), Akso Health Group (AHG), and Better Therapeutics (BTTX) saw their shares decrease by 21.9%, 19.94%, 17.6%, 17.03%, 16.96%, and 15.65% respectively.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 18, 2023 | 5:31 pm